1. No Keurigs.
Sadly, us BC students are subjected to the watery coffee that they serve in the dining halls because Keurigs technically are not permitted on campus. Luckily, they’re small enough to shove in a drawer or shelf to keep them hidden. Be careful with this one though -- one of my caffeine-dependent roommates is still mourning over the loss of her confiscated Keurig.
2. No foam mattress pads.
Whenever you see a student carrying a huge, suspicious-looking garbage bag on move-in day, you can almost guarantee that it’s an illegal foam mattress pad. BC wants us to jeopardize our precious sleep by using the uncomfortable cotton ones. Luckily, I’ve never seen anyone actually get in trouble for this. So for now, we can all keep sleeping peacefully as the RA’s keep posing their empty threats.
At the beginning of the year, your RA will give you the classic lecture about how christmas lights aren’t allowed anytime except between October 1 and the end of the fall semester. Apparently, Jesus is only looking over us between that time span and ensuring that our rooms don’t catch on fire. We have to go through the struggle of taking them down because the lights magically become dangerous again when fall is over. Side note... they forbid live christmas trees, wreaths, and garland as well. BC… Where’s the christmas spirit?!!?
4. No gambling.
During the Super Bowl last year when our ever-so-loved Patriots were playing the Seahawks, everyone wanted to place bets on who would win the game. Luckily, since all BC students are strait-laced and obedient, we all whipped out the rule book from our back pockets and came to the agreement that no gambling would take place. Just kidding.
5. No extension cords.
There isn’t a phone charger in the world long enough to reach from an outlet to my bed, which is (unfortunately) located on the top bunk. But this problem is solved with the extension cord, which allows me to happily fall asleep with my phone glued to my face.
6. No one under 21 in the mods on game days.
Coincidently, everyone becomes best friends with people who live in the mods right before game days. Many will use the trick of sleeping over the night before, and others will head over at the crack of dawn before BCPD starts monitoring the gate. Now that Shea field is closed to students without a tailgating spot, students will most likely work on their fence hopping skills to get into the mods.
7. No access to Shea Field without a wristband.
It used to only be for big games like Clemson or USC, but now everyone needs a wristband to get onto Shea Field. Honestly though, this won’t stop us from getting in. It was easy enough to figure out that those paper wristbands can slip right of your wrist and onto the wrist of a friend through a fence. Shea field will never not be a thing. BC students need to tailgate and will find ways of doing so.
8. Quiet hours.
To ask college students to keep their voices at a minimum at certain times seems reasonable, yet no one can ever do it. Somehow on weeknights after 10 p.m. and weekends after midnight, the noise progressively gets louder when it should be really ceasing to exist. Your RAs will tell you “nothing good can happen after quiet hours”, but that’s really when all the fun starts.
9. No throwing out your trash in the communal bathroom.
Living on the fourth story of your dorm building with no elevators poses a large problem when it comes to bringing your trash out. Yes, it’s the lazy way out. But honestly... who is it hurting to just toss your trash in the communal bathroom? It’s all going to the same place anyways.
10. No eating on the fifth floor of the library.
You would think that because there are designated spots in O’Neill for eating you wouldn’t have to go to the fifth floor and eat your frips but you will still find yourself there in that exact situation 10 times out of 10. There’s just something about those tables which is so inviting for you and your friends to just sit down.
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